The subject matter is very important for a novel. Why do novelists always choose popular subjects to create
Because readers like that type of subject matter, they will look for books in that type of subject matter.
Choose popular topics to increase your chances of being seen by readers!
Even some well-known and best-selling authors do not dare to easily choose unpopular topics for their works.
Because they cannot guarantee that readers will continue to support them after they write about unpopular topics.
However, there are always some writers who don't play by the rules.
Chu Kuang is such a writer.
He seems to be naturally not fond of writing about popular topics.
Chu Kuang's debut work in the field of long-length fantasy is "Prince of Tennis", sports competition-
Super unpopular subject matter!
His second novel is "Zhu Xian", a fantasy novel that almost no one in the market has touched.
It’s even less reliable than sports competition!
However, these two novels with rather unreliable themes have achieved extremely outstanding results and led the market trend!
Therefore.
When Chu Kuang's third novel was classified as a horror or suspense novel, many people in the industry were not surprised at all.
Obviously.
If it weren’t for the success of “Zhu Xian”, the industry would definitely be very pessimistic about Chu Kuang’s new book, and there would definitely be people who would say:
"Chu Kuang's new book is bound to flop!"
Because horror and suspense are also unpopular in the field of fantasy novels!
But Chu Kuang has shined twice in a row despite everyone's pessimism, so when the Silver Blue Library started to promote its new book, almost no one dared to question the quality of Chu Kuang's new book, even though they all had such thoughts in their hearts to a certain extent.
Editors in the industry are not stupid.
Whenever Chu Kuang is involved, judging by common experience, the chances of being slapped in the face are always very high, so it is better to shut up and wait and see what happens next.
Booksellers are no fools either.
Even though the book "Ghost Blows Out the Light" seemed to be a flop on the surface, major booksellers still gave it enough face and pre-ordered a considerable amount of stock from Silver Blue Bookstore.
no way.
Who made "Ghost Blows Out the Light" Chu Kuang's new book
With the first two novels as a foundation, the pen name Chu Kuang has already had the effect of ignoring classification and subject matter today!
but…
This is just the opinion of some people in Qin Province.
Many readers in Qi Province do not agree with this point.
For example, Mai Tong.
Mai Tong is a native of Qi Province.
After the merger of Qin and Qi, as a fantasy novel fan, Mai Tong naturally read many fantasy masterpieces from Qin Province.
Because there are so many excellent works from Qin Province, and they are all very exciting, Mai Tong can't stop reading them.
So Mai Tong did not have time to read Chu Kuang's novel.
However, many readers from Qin Province on the Internet have high praise for Chu Kuang, as if this Chu Kuang really has something.
So Mai Tong has decided to read Chu Kuang's works.
Coincidentally, Mai Tong saw the promotion of Chu Kuang’s new book by the Silver and Blue Book Library.
Of course, the first way to understand an author is through his latest work.
So after Mai Tong learned that Chu Kuang was going to publish a new book, he did not buy Chu Kuang's previous works, but instead had some expectations for his new book.
Mai Tong wanted to see how powerful Chu Kuang from Qin Province was.
result…
Before this work titled "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was officially released, Mai Tong was already disappointed just by seeing the subject matter of the novel mentioned in the promotion.
It turned out to be a horror suspense!
Isn’t Chu Kuang a very famous writer in Qin Province? How come he writes about such an unpopular subject
Is this the work of Qin Province’s best-selling writer
To be honest, Mai Tong has no interest in this subject at all.
But perhaps the netizens from Qin Province praised Chu Kuang too harshly.
Although he had no interest in the subject matter of Chu Kuang's new book, on the day it was officially released on June 1st, Mai Tong still bought a copy of Chu Kuang's new book "Ghost Blows Out the Light" as if possessed by a ghost.
I'm not interested in books, I'm interested in people.
Readers from Qin Province spoke highly of Chu Kuang online, so highly that Mai Tong couldn't help but wonder what made this person so great.
However.
As soon as he opened "Ghost Blows Out the Light", Mai Tong's face turned dark.
"First person?"
A great Chu Kuang, is this the level of this
Mai Tong has always believed that the first person is the most dramatic way of writing.
He once tried to force himself to read a first-person work, but after reading a few chapters, he couldn't help but give up.
He hadn't read any first-person novels since then.
The market reaction also proves that the first-person perspective is unpopular.
Ninety-nine percent of popular books are written in the third person, which is more like a bird's eye view.
Based on this point alone, Mai Tong wants to sentence "Ghost Blows Out the Light" to death.
But this book was bought with money after all. Mai Tong curled his lips, suppressed his inner resistance, and continued reading.
The setting and plot of this novel also slowly unfolded before Mai Tong's eyes...
There are four major schools of tomb robbing: Faqiu, Mojin, Banshan and Xiling.
People light candles, ghosts blow out the lights.
When entering the ancient tomb, you must first light a candle in the southeast corner before opening the coffin. If the candle goes out, you must exit quickly and not take anything. It is said that this is a contract between the living and the dead made by the ancestors, which has been passed down for thousands of years and cannot be broken.
Don't touch the gold when the cock crows and the lights go out.
When looking for a dragon, be sure to look at the mountains that surround it. Each turn is a barrier. If the door has thousands of locks, there must be a king living there.
At the beginning, Mai Tong flipped through the pages very quickly, as if swallowing them whole.
It's like reading a textbook. I just read it perfunctorily because I don't have enough interest.
But when the plot of the White Paper Man unfolded, and the rules and settings of tomb robbing were analyzed layer by layer by the author, Mai Tong was gradually attracted.
“That’s interesting.”
He raised an eyebrow and continued reading.
Time passes by bit by bit.
When he saw the story merge into the main plot and officially come to Hu Bayi's perspective, Mai Tong's eyes widened slightly, and the speed at which he turned the pages of the book actually slowed down.
"Zongzi..."
"The gold-touching talisman..."
"A strange man divides gold and determines the location of the tomb..."
"The sixteen-character secret technique of Yin-Yang Feng Shui..."
From the first mention of the Ancient City of Jingjue, the main plot has become clear, just like the trunk of a big tree, spreading out to the branches and leaves little by little.
fascinating!
As the story unfolded, Mai Tong became completely obsessed. He recalled the comments of Qin Province readers on Chu Kuang on the Internet, and for the first time he felt a strong sense of identification in his heart...
Chu Kuang, so awesome!
This novel may seem scary, but it actually covers history, geography, humanities and even the Book of Changes and the Eight Trigrams. It takes a lot of knowledge for the writer to write this.
because…
To write this kind of book, you need the imagination of a thriller writer, the background of a historian, the logic of a detective writer, the grasp of human nature of a psychologist, the knowledge of a civil engineer, the sensitivity of a politician, the skills of a geographer, and most importantly, a constant supply of awesome inspiration!
There is no false reputation under a great name.
These Chu madmen have done it!
The most amazing thing is...
The tomb-robbing scene described by Chu Kuang!
The underground world he wrote about was so fantastic and bizarre, and the thrilling and terrifying atmosphere was accompanied by strong mental stimulation, which triggered Mai Tong's countless imaginations!
The characters are also very vivid.
Hu Bayi, who usually talks nonsense but can make the final decision at critical moments.
Shirley Yang is a man of great skill, extraordinary knowledge, and universal integrity.
Wang Kaixuan, the fat man who is greedy for money and afraid of heights but has a strong sense of loyalty and excellent marksmanship.
Factions, unique skills, jargon, sense of the times, everything is complete, absurd but exceptionally reasonable, and even materialistic analysis and explanations are interspersed in it, so people don’t think the author is making things up…
This world is almost real!
It is thrilling, horrifying, suspenseful, mysterious, and has a sense of reasoning.
This is completely different from the horror suspense that Mai Tong imagined!
Even putting this novel in the "horror suspense" category is a mistake.
This is clearly a new genre.
This is a tomb-raiding novel that has never been seen before on the market!
“I’m a fan!”
Mai Tong's mood became extremely excited!
He used to dislike the first-person perspective, but as he read the novel, he suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with the first-person perspective!
Tomb-raiding novels use the first-person perspective to enhance the sense of immersion, as if you have entered the story yourself!
This kind of immersive experience cannot be provided by a third person.
In other words, if the writer has good writing skills, he can also write beautifully in the first person!
at this time.
It's getting dark.
Before he knew it, Mai Tong had been watching for the entire afternoon.
When he came to his senses, he found that his neck felt a little sore and his eyes were a little dry.
But at this time, the first volume of the novel is almost finished.
Mai Tong's reading speed is one of the fastest among readers.
And in about the same time.
The editors of Silver and Blue Books were nervously staring at the Internet, waiting for the first wave of feedback on "Ghost Blows Out the Light".
"That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Although the style of the novel is not very youthful fantasy, but these days, isn't it enough for the story to be exciting..."
"I'm worried that readers won't be able to accept the first-person perspective."
"No one can accept the first person, but everything has a process of adaptation. Don't you think that as you read this book, you will forget about the first person?"
"Yes, I was already addicted to the story after reading it, so I didn't care about the first-person perspective anymore."
"… "
As the editors discussed, feedback about "Ghost Blows Out the Light" gradually appeared on the Internet.
The first wave of readers finally appeared.
The hours were officially released at seven in the morning.
At this time, it has been nearly twelve hours since "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was released.
Readers who read fast will have no problem finishing the first volume of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" within twelve hours.
You don’t even need to finish it.
After reading just a portion of this book, its brilliance is immediately apparent, enough to make all the reviews meaningful.
The editors who had been keeping an eye on the official website finally saw readers' comments one after another.
The first review was left by a reader named "Mai Tong":
"As a Qizhou reader, I have always heard of Chu Kuang's name. Today, I had the honor of reading Ghost Blows Out the Light. I finished it in one breath and was amazed. After the merger of Qin and Qi, this is the best Qinzhou novel I have read!"
Immediately following.
Like a flare gun.
After this book review appeared, more book reviews about "Ghost Blows Out the Light" popped up like mushrooms after rain.